Machinists Union Prepares for Negotiations at Apple
Machinists Union Prepares for Negotiations at AppleOrganizing22 August 2022IAM CORE Members, First U.S. Apple Store to Unionize, Prepare for NegotiationsWatch on YouTube: This week, eight IAM CORE negotiating committee members from the newly organized Apple store in...
The Machinists Union held its Grand Lodge Convention in Las Vegas this week. This year, District 141 was recognized with a special award for its efforts at union organizing. District President, Mike Klemm, was specifically honored for his pioneering efforts in growing the Union, which is expected to add more than ten thousand new union members over the next few years.
Big Money is Buying an Anti-Union Supreme Court
When it comes to who is chosen to fill an open seat on the highest court in the United States, the process isn’t just a matter of picking a well-known judge from the lower courts. It’s a multi-million-dollar industry-funded from hard to trace origins. Former U.S....
Broken Promises: Aerospace Workers on the Line
United Technologies in California In July of 2018, United Technologies Corporation (UTC) informed IAM Local 755 they were going to lay off approximately 300 members from their Chula Vista, CA facility. IAM members have been making aerospace components at that location...
Machinists Prepare to Fight For a Pro-Work Agenda in Georgia
No one shook hands. Everyone wore masks. They practiced social distancing. But that didn’t stop the participants who attended this year’s Georgia State Council of Machinists (GSCM) Conference which was held Oct. 11 – 13, 2020 in Macon, GA to accomplish some...
United Airlines: Timeframe for Employee Vaccinations is Tight
[supsystic-social-sharing id='3']United Airlines issued a memo on Tuesday laying out the dates by which employees must receive their vaccinations against COVID-19. For those who have yet to get immunized, the timeframes are tight. According to the memo, "every...
Delta Air Lines Will Charge Unvaccinated Employees $200 a Month
[supsystic-social-sharing id='3']According to Delta CEO Ed Bastian, employees who refuse to get vaccinated will have to pay a $200 a month insurance surcharge to help offset the financial burden they create for the company.The policy, announced in a memo this week,...
IAM Reopens Winpisinger Education and Technology Center to In-Person Classes
[supsystic-social-sharing id='3']With COVID-19 protocols in place, the IAM reopened its classrooms this week at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Hollywood, MD, to participants resuming in-person programs for the first time since March...
IAMAW District 141 Names Three Auditors
[supsystic-social-sharing id='3']IAMAW District 141 is welcoming three new Auditors this week. District President Mike Klemm named Faysal Silwany, Helena Thornton, and John Martinez to the new positions last Wednesday. "Our District 141 Auditors serve a vital role for...